uplc/ms and gc/mc stuff that does give me a flexible schedule somewhat but I get home early for other obligations.

ahhhh. i do alot of ICP-MS for QC and outside analytical services (like yesterday). also i have no children and i broke up w m gf so im single.

all i do is work and ride my bike
to a lesser extent i get faded w coworkers or family (they live 40 mi away). it leaves alot to be desired, but its not a bad existence.

JandersUF

12-07-12 01:12 PM

Almost 2 hours on the trainer just now. Watched 2 episodes of game of thrones. a pyramid with total of 40 min endurance, 40 min mid-tempo, and 40min @ 90% sweet spot. About 125 TSS, which is more than enough for a trainer ride.

Going to try and hit the weights in the first time in a long time later....

mattm

12-07-12 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnybutts
(Post 15025147)

I just felt like arguing.

Yay offseason!

Enthalpic

12-07-12 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thechemist
(Post 15025511)

uplc/ms and gc/mc stuff that does give me a flexible schedule somewhat but I get home early for other obligations.

Please call it HPLC or UHPLC... after Waters trademarked UPLC I refuse to use the term.

echappist

12-07-12 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TMonk
(Post 15025319)

holy crap that sounds horrible

im a chemist too but i can start work at 10:30 or even 11 if i want
by the same token i can also start at 6:30 or 7

i'm an ex-chemist and i get every other Friday off, and i just got back from a nice 4-hr ride. Yay for literally relying on the gov't for my livelihood; i wonder if i qualify to be in the 47% ;).

flip side is that i wake up at 6am to show up at work at 7:30.

TMonk

12-07-12 03:41 PM

so u graduated PhD right? (congrats!)
what are you up to?
ive got my eyes set on 2014 for grad school. will be hard adjusting to having even less time and money.

also my new 1br apt is literally 2 miles from work so my gas expenses are like nothing and I can end training rides at work all the time and just ride home later

JandersUF

12-07-12 05:24 PM

First leg-weights in... 1.5 years? aside from some body weight and calf stuff I did last winter to rehab a little injury.

so u graduated PhD right? (congrats!)
what are you up to?
ive got my eyes set on 2014 for grad school. will be hard adjusting to having even less time and money.

also my new 1br apt is literally 2 miles from work so my gas expenses are like nothing and I can end training rides at work all the time and just ride home later

Thanks.

well, I have yet to graduate as i still need to finish my thesis, but i did start my job at the patent office (alas, being totally depended on the government for my income :) )

have you thought about whether you want to do a masters or PhD? Or academia vs industry? I somehow feel obligated to be like Cassandra and give people ample facts so that they can be better informed. Much about graduate science research seems like a total sham. PM me if you want to discuss about this in private.

robabeatle

12-07-12 07:16 PM

sleep intervals all week, looking to continue through the weekend.

TMonk

12-07-12 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by echappist
(Post 15027404)

have you thought about whether you want to do a masters or PhD? Or academia vs industry? I somehow feel obligated to be like Cassandra and give people ample facts so that they can be better informed. Much about graduate science research seems like a total sham. PM me if you want to discuss about this in private.

3:00 pedaling, 3:45 when you add in coffee time and the 2x trains we had to wait for.

Bibs and jersey here in Houston. it's gotta be 80F out - humid as fk.

10 hrs for the week. Next week will be mostly rest. Next weekend is the first marathon mountain bike race. 45 miles should be good for 4-5 hrs.

caloso

12-09-12 12:48 PM

Went out for a ride yesterday afternoon. Left in a cranky mood. Weird power readings made me even crankier. Felt much better by the time I got home, though.

billh92109

12-09-12 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tetonrider
(Post 15007403)

one doesn't have to ride x miles in training in order to do well in a race of x miles. you already know you can ride 100 miles, so there's little need to prove it. if you train with some intensity over shorter durations that may actually make you faster, sooner.

is a "century race" an actual race or do you mean a timed ride?

Eh the rides are timed, not USCF sanctioned I think, there is a buttload of climbing in them (some 10K+) so I am more or less 'racing to finish the darn thing' - this year im working on endurance and weightloss, maybe after the spring I will work on power/intervals/TT stuff(I notice the fiesta island TT has a merckx class now) and get into grouprides... - hoping to be ready for some real cat races maybe 2014 or end of '13... Never done a *real* race yet...

rbart4506

12-09-12 06:09 PM

2:45 with a nice group, then did 15min on the trainer to round out the planned 3hr day...

Felt good to be out on two wheels and not strapped to the trainer...

TMonk

12-09-12 08:01 PM

did a group ride on sat for the firs time in a while. it netted me 4.5 hrs with a good slab of z3/4 in there. steady; i felt strong. rode away from the ride in the last 5 or 6 miles with one other dude without going over my LTHR for more than 30 seconds or so at a time
today i did a "measly" 2 hrs w a lady friend.

next weekend will likely not see a group ride as I'd like do 4 hr rides both days and do a solid amount of work in each ride. also our company party is on sat so the duration and intensity of my sunday ride (last day of block) is sorta pending on how hungover I feel

thechemist

12-09-12 08:13 PM

Ran a half marathon with the wife. IT band is hurting from lack of hitting the right muscles. Hoping I will be able to get 30 mi in tomorrow.

Fat Boy

12-09-12 10:58 PM

I left early and did 1.5 hours. My legs were dead as fried chicken. It was just a z1 recovery ride, so hopefully that brings them back a little. There's the chance of 2 cross races this weekend. I'd like to do both days, so I'm not doing any real work after Tuesday of this week, but I'd like to get in a bit of intensity between now and then.